Card index



26 .1 H. RAND. JR 1,774,238

' CA D INDEX Filed Dec. 12, 1922 ,4 fray/V496.

Patented Aug. 2 1930 JAMES rr. RAND, an, or TONAWANDA, NEW YORK,ASSVIG1\IOB, iavmnsnn .essremvriin'rs,

.TO REMINGTON BAND ING, NEW'YOBK, N.

Y., A CORPORATION or DELAWARE one]: INDEX Application filed December- 1 2, 1922. Serial No. 606,444.,

This invention relates to card index or record devices and more particularly to; card- "retaining or index data displaying sheaths "for devicesof this kind.

record devices have Heretofore index and been provided consisting of card-holders provided with I for receiving anedge of a card to be sup-.

sheaths at their low'cr edges ported thereon, means being usually provided at the-upperportion of theholder for engaging the upper edges of the cards.

These sheaths. are usually transparent. so

that index data or material on an edge of the card may be viewedtherethrough, or for the purpose of displaying a suitable label slip or the like.

"vided with similar transparentsheaths on requiresconsiderable manipulat onof'thecard or slip the sheath.

cardem'bodying the present invention.

their edges adapted to receive and display a label or designation slip. In devices of this characterglt has been difficult at times to retain the cards or sllps in position in-the sheaths In the case of the card holders, wvhile the holder remains su bsta-jntially flat and while the card is adequately secured at the top, maybe maintained in position.

butv case the top securing means release .or in case the holder is bent excessively, the lower edge-of the card islikely to slip out of the sheath.- Eurthermore, with the sheaths asiheretofore constructed, difficulty hasattended rapid andready insertion of the cardsor labels. inthe sheaths, due to the fact that theupper .edge ofthe. sheath will not-always lie in astraight line, or will tend to adhere to'the. holder, and this ofttimes to effectja proper insertion in The objects o f the present invention are to provide improvements in these devices whereby the card may be readily insertedin the sheaths; also to provide'devices of this character in which the cards or sl ps are se in the sheaths'against uninten curely held tional displacement; also to provide improvements in devices of this type in the other respects hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In theaccompanying drawingsz' Fig. 1 is .a plan view of a card-holder and line 66,

on an enlarged scale.

Cards have also been pro-' 'iently tending to;

Fig. 2 is a sectional perspective view on line 2-2, Fig.1, on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a portion of aperspectiveview thereof. i i

. Figseand 5 are portions of a sectional perspective view illustrating the manner in which the card enters the sheath.

Fig. 6 is a sectional perspective view on Fig. l, on an enlarged scale.

Fig. '7 is a section on line 7-.7, Fig. 1,

Fig. 8 is a-portion of a plan View of a t modification thereof.

Fig; 9 is asectional perspective view on line 9-9, Fig. 8, on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 10 is a section-on line 1010, Fig. 11. Fig.11 is a section on line 11+ 11, Fig. 8. The embodiment of the invention illustrated-includes, generally, a member having a sheath for receiving an edge ofa card or slip and means for closing the sheathto re.-

' tain the card in the sheath, the sheathbeing,

so formed that it facilitates ready insertion. of'the card or'slip."

InFigs. 1 to 7 ofthe'drawing, 10de signates a holder orimember provided with'a' sheath 11 forming a pocket on the facefof the holder,

which is adapted'to receive an edge of" a ca'rd 12 orany other suitable index or record insert.

T he sheath llispreferably formed of suitable transparent material, such foreXample, as CGllHlOlCl, whereby lndex matter on the edge of'the card or otlierinsert beneath the sheath may be readily v1ewed. The sheath may be attached to the holding member any suit- .able means, such foneXample as I staples 13. In order that the sheath 11 maylsecurely hold the cards or other inserts therein, it is preferably formed with apart oiparts normally offset from its front side and preferably resilcontact with the holder, thereby permitting free insertion of a card or index slip and effectuallypreventing uninten' tional removal ofthe 'ca rd or slip. In the embodiment shown the sheath is formectwith an The body'of the sheath being constructed of celluloid orother suitable resilient material,

anwardly' offset rib l l -which isadaptedto bear against the, face of the holder'or member 10.

with the holder or with a card or the like inserted 1n the sheath, thereby tending to pre- 7 vent unintentional removal of the card or slip from the sheath.

In order to facilitate insertion of a card or other member into the pocket, the upper edge 15 of the sheath is formed to extend angularly from the face of the member 10. This formation of the rib and of the angularly extending edge of the sheath renders the sheath more rigid at its upper or free edge, prevents buck ling or-distortion of the sheath and at the same time facilitates the insertion of a' card orother member into the pocket. This rib forms a shoulder which tends to retain the insert in the pocket- Forthe purpose of cooperating with the resilient gripping portions on the sheath, the card or other iisert may be provided with suitable means, for engaging the gripping portions of the sheath to more firmly retain the card in position in the sheath. F or this purpose, in the embodiment illustrated, "here is shown a projection, bead, or embossment 16 protruding at one face of the card. as 1llus trated in Fig. 6, this projection engages beneath the rib or shoulder on the sheath when a card has been inserted in the pocket and cooperates with that gripping means and resiliently prevents the card from being accident Ily removed from thepoclret.

- In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 8 to 11 inclusive, there is shown a substantially double locking of the card or other member in the pocket. In this form the holder member lO is provided with a suitable opening or aperture 17 the sides and upper edge of which form vertical and horizontai shoulders and an embossment. or protuberance 18 is providedon therear side of the card i .19. This embossment or protuberance enters the opening or aperture 17 when the card is inserted in the pocket and engages the shoulders formed by that opening in order to prevent movement of thecard in vertical and transversedirections. The resilient engaging member 20 of tliesheath presses against the card and holds the boss or protuberance 18 in the aperture 17 and beneath the horizontai shoulder formed thereby thus preventing any ,c\ L 4: wi c accidental movement oi the card cowardly from the face of the holder member.

' As is usual in devices of this kind, the holder member illustratedmay be used to support a card upon which'index or record matter appears, or a portion or all of the index or record may be directlyrw'ritten or imposed upon the so-called holder and the pocket used to retain a smaller card or an index or reference slip.

I claim as my invention 2 1 1. A holder having a pocket provided with a resilient offset portion, a card adapted to be inserted in said pocket and to vbe frictionally engaged by said resilient offset portion, and a protuberance on a face of said card engaged in the pocket for engaging said offset portion of the pocket to releasably secure said card in the pocket.

2. A holder member, a transparent sheath forming a pocket on said holder member adapted to receive an insert member, and comprising an inwardly projecting part for pressing said insert member against said holder member, and a pressed bead on said insert member adapted to interlock with said inwardly extending pocket part for releasably holding said insert member in said pocket.

8. A holder having a pocket provided with an offset portion, a card adapted to be inserted in said pocket and to be frictionally engaged by said offset portion, a projection on said card adapted to cooperate with said offset portion to releasably secure said card in said pocket, and said pocket having an edge portion projecting outwardly at an angle to the face of said holder and adapted to guide the edge of said card and projection into said pocket.

a. A holder member having a pocket-form- .I member embracing a marginal portion thereof, said pocket member having a portion resiliently projected toward said holder inen'iber, card retaining means on said portion, a card adapted to be inserted in the pocket formed by said members and to be 'ctionally engaged by said card, card-remeans, and a projection on said card adjacent its marginal portion adapted for interlocking cooperation with said card retaining means.

5. A'holder comprising a pocket, an insert member adapted to be received in said pocket, an integral relatively small projecting boss on said insert member, and an integral straight, substantially continuous projection on said holder for engaging with said boss on said insert member to releasably hold said insert member in said pocket.

6. A holder comprising a back member and a front member yieldably urged toward one another, a card adapted to be inserted between said members, a boss on said card, and a shoulder provided on one of said members for engagement over said boss to prevent vertical displacement of said card from said holder.

' JAMES H. RAND, JR.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,774,238. Granted August 26, 1930, 'to

JAMES H. RAND, JR.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 97, claim 4, strike out the word "card" first occurrence; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 28th day of October, A. D. 1930.

M. J. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

